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    The document discusses fire pumps including pump types, maintenance, measuring water pressure and volume, friction loss, drafting, setting up the pump, and troubleshooting. It provides information on positive displacement pumps, centrifugal pumps, relief valves, pressure governors, common hose sizes, and calculating friction loss.

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    FIRE PUMPS

    101
    NOTRE DAME FIRE SCHOOL
    2004
    CAPTAIN TROY KERCKHOVE
    SOUTH BEND FIRE

    A LITTLE ABOUT ME

    South Bend Firefighter 12 years


    Wife and three kids
    Captain of Engine 8 (in the hills)
    EMT-adv
    Shift instructor, flashover instructor
    Hazmat team

    A LOT ABOUT YOU

    Name
    Department
    Years in the fire service
    Type of apparatus
    What do you want from this class
    Favorite color

    NOW LETS GET


    PUMPED UP

    FIRE PUMP THEORY


    Why do you need to know and understand,
    how the pump work?

    Moving Water
    Making Pressure
    Maintaining
    Troubleshooting

    PUMP TYPES
    Positive displacement

    Original fire pump


    Used primarily as primers today
    Constant volume
    Will pump air
    Types
    Piston
    Vane
    Rotor gear

    FIRE PUMPS
    CENTRIFICAL
    Based around the spinning disk
    Volume dependent on supply
    Types
    Single stage
    Series/parallel (two Stage)
    Third stage high pressure

    Used in todays fire pumps

    THE TWO STAGE PUMP


    Designed to operate in pressure and volume
    modes
    Series used for high pressure lower volume
    (less than half rated volume)
    Parallel used for high volume low pressure
    Has some type of a change over valve

    THE RELIEF VALVE


    Safety system for the firefighters on the
    hose lines
    Must be used anytime more than one line is
    operation
    Protects lines from over pressurization
    Most operate from 70 to 300 psi
    Must operate with less than a 30 psi surge
    Will not operate if inlet pressure to high

    PRESSURE GOVERNERS
    Maintains pressure by operating engine
    throttle control
    Mechanical
    Electronic

    MAINTANCE
    VS
    REPAIR
    Prevent future
    problem
    Keeps in working
    Inspect to find
    defects
    Complete on a
    regular schedule

    Fixing what is broke


    Replace worn parts

    UNDER THE HOOD

    Engine oil
    Transmission fluid (automatic)
    Coolant
    Washer fluid
    Brake fluid
    Belts
    Hoses
    Batteries
    Leaks

    CHASSIS

    Tires
    Other leaks
    Body damage
    Doors
    Brakes
    Steering
    Hose loads and equipment

    PUMP AREA
    Inside and under
    Leaks
    Water
    Other fluids

    Primer oil level

    Panel

    Move of valves
    Lights
    Gauges
    Line connections
    Change over valve
    Relief valve

    NOZZLES
    Smooth bore
    50 psi

    Set gallon fog


    100 psi

    Low pressure fog


    Automatic

    COMMON HOSE SIZES

    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    3
    Supply line

    MEASURING THAT WATER


    Pressure
    Force exerted by the
    water
    Measured in pound per
    square inch (psi)
    Or inches of mercury

    Volume
    Amount of water
    flowing
    Measured in gallons
    per minute (gpm)

    NET PUMP DISCHARGE


    PRESSURE
    NDP=FL+A+E+N
    FL= FRICTION LOSS
    A=APPLIANCE
    E=ELEVATION
    5 PSI PER 10 FT OR 5 PSI PER FLOOR MINUS 1

    N=NOZZLE

    FRICTION LOSS
    The amount of pressure lost, as water flows
    through hose and appliances
    Points to remember
    Flow goes up so does the loss
    Smaller hose more loss
    Kinks

    FINDING FRICTION LOSE


    THE HARD WAY
    FL=CQ2L
    Examples
    200 of 13/4 hose flowing 200gpm
    15.5x22x2=124psi

    1000 of 5 flowing 1000gpm


    .08x102x10=80psi

    FRICTION LOSS MADE A


    LITTLE EASIER

    Hand method
    Flow methods
    Charts
    Predetermined settings
    Hose team yelling at you

    CONDENSED Q FORMULA

    FL per 100 ft of 3 hose=Q2


    200 3 flowing 500 gpm
    52
    25x 2=50 psi

    DRAFTING
    Moving water from static source

    SETTING UP THE PUMP

    Parking brake/ wheel chocks


    Neutral
    Shift transfer case
    Transmission in to correct gear
    Water into pump
    Someplace for it to go
    Set pressure

    FROM THE BOOSTER TANK


    Open tank valve
    Prime if needed
    How long?

    Place for it to go
    Crack open tank fill
    Remember limited supply of water, and
    limited flow

    FROM DRAFT
    Air tight connections
    Prime
    Put water some where

    FROM PRESSURIZED
    WATER SOURCE
    Bleed air out
    Send water somewhere

    CHANGING OVER
    Tank water to draft
    May decrease
    discharge
    pressure

    Tank to pressurized
    Will increase
    discharge
    pressure

    TROUBLE SHOOTING

    Loss prime
    No pressure
    No water movement
    Cavitation
    Relief valve not working

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